Bundling-machine.



J'. A.t K OLLER. BUNDLING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEBilO, 1913.

Patented NOV. 25, 1913.

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J. A. KOLLER. BUNDLING MACHINE. APrLIoATIoN FILED 113.10, 1913.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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BUNDLING-MACHINE.

Application led February 10, 1913. Serial No. 747,493.

To all whom t may concern: i

Be it known that l, JOHN A. ROLLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manhattan, in. the county of 1itiley and State of vlitansas, Vhave invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Bundling-Machines, of 'which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This --invention'- relates to new and useful improvements in bundling machines such as are adapted to beieinployed for holding wall paper rolls, lathe and similar loose members in a compact bundle, while wrapping the" Same with a binding medium.` such .as Wire or cord.

The object of the invention is to ,provide a bundling machine'which may be -quickly and easily operated, whiclrcomprises 4few 'and durable parts and which -will hold wall paper rolls or similar members in a very tight and compact bundle.

Another object of the invention is to provide Va bundlin machine of the above character .which will possess advantages in points ot' eiiiciency-and durability,-is inexpensive of manuaeture. and at the Sametime is simple in construction and operation. d/lfith the above and-other objects in View, the -inventiiin consists rin the' novel features ot construction and the Acombination and arrangementoi' parts hereinafter more fully described, i'pointed out in .the claims and shown in the' accompanying drawings, in4 whichi Figure 1 isa side elevation of a bundlingI machine constructedin accordance with vin-yl invention. Fig. 2 is a'sectional view taken ou the line 2 v2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail fragmentary verticalsectional view and Fig. i is a vertical detail sectional view..

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the spaced upright standards which are suitably connected at their upper ends by 'means of the longitudinal rod 2. I livotally mounted Aupon the rod 2 adjacent each end thereofare the curved arms 3 and il, each set/,of arms being arranged inopposed relation and the inner ends thereofA coiled upon thelrod, as shown at 5, and the extreme ends-disposed in a horizontal plane, as shown at 6, and pivotally secured tothe upper ends of the links 7, the lower ends of said links being pivotally iifioiiiited upon the longitudinal rod B, 'the ends of which are rod 2.

slidably mounted in the vertical grooves 9 formed in the standards 1. v

Mounted upon the rod 8 and suspended therefrom are the vertical supporting ineinbeis 10,iii the lower ends o't whichis pivotally mounted the longitudinal connecting baril. The connecting bar. 11 is secured to lthe upper face of thc foot treadle 12, the

inner end of said treadle being hingedly secured to one of the longitudinal rods 13 which connect the lower ends of the standards 1. Mounted upon one of nthe rods 13 opposite the hinged end or' the treadle 12 and extending upwardly at an angle therefrom is a supporting member 1-1, the upper end of which is suitably mounted upon the The supporting member le is disposed throughthe longitudinal opening 15 in the treadle 12 and mounted thereon is a plate 1G, one of the longitudinal edges of which is provided with the teeth 17 which are adapted to be engaged by the catch meinY bei' .18 carried by the treadle to hold the treadle in various positions.

From theA above description, it will be apparent that by downward pressure upon the outer end oit the foot treadle, the arms will be brought together and closed upon a bun- I die of wall paper rolls or other members to securely hold them in position while being tied. Upon releasing the foot treadle 12, the coil springs 15), thc ends of which are ysecured to the rods 2 and 8 respectively, will return the arms to their normal position,

In the practical operation of my device, the arms 3 and 4 are normally disposed in .the position shown in Fig. 2. The rolls of wall paper or other similar articles are placed between the arms und the foot treadle' 12 is then pressed downwardly until the.

rolls are pressed into compact form, the catch member 1S engaging beneath the end of the teeth 17 to hold thel treadle and arms in position while the bundle is being tied. After the bundle has been tied, the foot treadle is eleased and the springs 19 which have been placed under tension by the operation, will return the arms to a norma-l position.

From the above description taken iu connectiou with the accompanying drawings, it

"will be readily apparent tliatlhave provided a simple and durable bundling machine whereby small rolls, such as wall paper rolis,'1aths, etc., may be quickly and,

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easily bundled into compact form. tjwill also be apparent that the device is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured st s eon'iperetiveljy' low cost.

lllfhile l have shown and described the preferred form of mvv invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details o construction and in the proportions may,

J resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice Without sacrificing` any of the novel .tentures or departing from the scopeof the appended claims.

vlhet l claim is l. ln e device of the character described,

lthe combination of spaced standards, rods connect,

i the lower ends or' standards, n lono'itudinu-l rod hevingits ends mounted in the upper ends of ssidrstenderds, curved arms having their outer ends normally dien posed in spaced relation, e ioot treudle, means for connecting seid treedle to the other ends of seid arms for actuating the seme, e bruce member connecting the first end one oi the second rods, and having a 3 lurolity oi" teeth in one of its longitudinal edges, seid foot trcedle having u longitu` dinel opening therein in which the brace member is disposed, e catch member carried by the treedle and adopted to removably engage the teeth on' the brace member to hold the treadle in various adjusted positions and ineens for returning seid arms to plane, link members pivotully connected to the horizontal portions of sind arms, seid standards being provided with grooves upon the inner faces thereof, u longitudinal rod having its ends movebly mounted within seid grooves, said links having their lower endspivotally mounted upon seid rod, e b nce member secured to one of the first rods end having :i plurality of teeth upon one of .its longitudinal edges, n pivotally mounted foot treedle pivotellv connected. to the lost mentioned rod und provided with n longitudinal opening` to receive the brace member, e catch member carried by the treudle und adapted to engage the teeth and the bruce member to retain the treudloin various adjusted positions und means for returning the arms to their normal position upon the releusc of the treedle.

3. ln a, device of the chitreeter described, the combination of spaced standards having grooves formed-upon the inner feces there-- of, loi'igitudinul rod connecting' the upper ends of seid slandurds, curved :irnos pivotelly mounted upon seid rod und having their outer ends normally arranged in spaced relation, link members pivotollyv secured to the other ends of sold firms, u second. long ri` tudinul rod having its ends slidebly mounted within seid'grooves, seid links having their other ends pivotully mounted upon seid rod, means for reciprocating seid rod :to sctuete the erms und force the seine toward each other, und coil springs er ringed between sind rods nndhfiving their ends secured thereto to return. the arms to their normal position.

in testimony whereof I nereunto ellix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. JQHN A. KULLER.

`llfitnesses H. QWHAINES, A. N. DAnQnn'r. 

